Beast Tamer: The evolution path I made up has come true!

Xu Qingshan, who was sitting next to him, couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him impatiently, "Alright, Dean Zheng, stop scaring him."

“His pet is already not very bright, and if he gets scared any more, his owner will become stupid too.”

At this point, Xu Qingshan turned to look at Su Mo and said, "Su Mo, the reason we called you here is that after an emergency discussion, the department has decided to upgrade your graduation project to a key incubation project at the department level."

"At the same time, you are granted the temporary status of 'Special Assistant Researcher' in the Department of Evolution at Tianfu University, and will be fully responsible for your subsequent experiments and data protection work."

Xu Qingshan spoke these words with utmost seriousness.

However, Su Mo glanced at Xu Qingshan's forcedly serious face and then tentatively asked, "Director Xu, can your statement be interpreted as: you see I'm about to be assassinated, and you're so protective of me that you want to save me?"

Xu Qingshan was so annoyed by the words "protecting one's own" that he leaned back and glared at Su Mo, saying, "What, are you being wronged?"

Su Mo quickly said, "Not at all! It smells absolutely delicious!"

Zheng Huai'an nodded and said, "Old Xu means that from now on, the pseudo-wolf mental system route will no longer be your personal graduation nonsense."

"The Department of Evolution at Tianfu University will assist you with your next project."

Zheng Huai'an continued, "As long as you are still involved in the academy's incubation project, those guys outside will have no choice but to behave politely and respectfully towards you."

"If they dare to send dump trucks to harass you, the college can flatten them with road rollers overnight!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo nodded emphatically.

Despite being touched, Su Mo felt that something was off about the art style.

Why does this supposedly top-tier beast-taming academy feel like a gang collecting protection money?

Does this mean that after paying homage to the powerful figures, I'll be protected by the gang leaders from now on?

Zheng Huai'an didn't give Su Mo much time to complain. He made a few gestures on the screen and projected a document onto the screen:

[Emergency Resolution Proposal Regarding the Establishment of a "Temporary Verification Project Team for the Potential Psychic Branch of the Pseudo-Wolf"]

"Enough with the small talk."

"To facilitate the work ahead, there are a few things I need to tell you first."

Chapter 21: Did Fugui even get a government job?

Upon hearing this, Su Mo immediately sat up straight.

Fugui, who was in the corner, also raised his head.

Of course, it didn't understand; it was just getting tired of lying in one position for too long and was changing positions to continue lying down.

"First."

Zheng Huai'an said, "Your graduation preliminary review is postponed. Within three days, rewrite your proposal, 'The Hypothesis of High-Dimensional Cognitive Impairment in Pseudo-Wolves,' into an academically sound research paper, and complete the variable control and risk assessment."

Su Mo nodded vigorously: "Understood."

"Secondly, Fu Gui has been placed on the academy's highest observation list."

Zheng Huai'an glanced at Fugui and said, "From today onwards, it will receive a special allowance from the academy..."

"allowance?!"

Su Mo's eyes lit up instantly, and he even leaned forward.

Good heavens, while I, the rightful master, am still struggling to make ends meet, this stupid dog Fugui has already gotten a government job?

These days, people are treated worse than dogs!

Just as Su Mo was about to rub his hands together and ask how many digits the allowance would be per month and whether he could "keep" it for her, a bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

"Stop having those thoughts."

Xu Qingshan seemed to see through Su Mo's plan at a glance and said directly, "The allowance is for Fugui's nutrition expenses, not for you."

"...Look at what you're saying, I'm just happy for it."

Su Mo remained calm and composed, instantly changing her expression and switching into obedient mode.

Seeing Su Mo's face change in an instant, Shen Qinghe's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

Zheng Huai'an pretended not to hear the crosstalk between the master and apprentice and continued, "From now on, all core data retests of Fugui must be conducted in a standard laboratory with the highest level of encryption and recording."

At this point, Zheng Huai'an paused, then glanced at Su Mo with a somewhat troubled expression.

"As for that live stream you did..."

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat; the system was counting on this to collect knowledge points in the future!

The live stream can't be interrupted!

Just as Su Mo was about to speak up to argue, Zheng Huai'an continued, "The academy will not interfere with your normal live-streaming activities."

"However, any tests involving advanced abilities or extreme values ​​must absolutely not appear in the live stream!"

"You can make it a smart, internet-famous pet, but before official papers and patents are issued, you must not let the outside world figure out its true capabilities, lest someone take your live stream clips out of context and manipulate the data. Understand?"

Hearing that the live stream was not only not banned, but even endorsed by the school, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

This isn't a restriction, it's practically a "license to perform outrageous acts" issued by the academy!

Thinking of this, Su Mo immediately sat up straight and said righteously, "Understood! Core secrets will never be leaked; we'll only do lighthearted science popularization!"

"Third, establish a temporary research group."

Zheng Huai'an tapped the table with his fingers to draw everyone's attention, saying, "Old Xu is nominally the consultant, Shen Qinghe is in charge of data organization, and Administrator Zhou coordinates the venue. As for Su Mo, you... are the actual person in charge."

Su Mo was stunned for a moment: "Me?"

Zheng Huai'an nodded and said, "You proposed the route, the pet is yours, and you are also the person who understands Fugui's situation best."

"The college will protect you, but it won't do the research for you."

Su Mo understood instantly.

In other words: the academy has the title to protect you, but you still have to do the work yourself.

If that dump truck outside crashes into us, the college will be responsible for mitigating the damage.

"understand!"

Su Mo patted his chest, deeply moved, and said, "As long as the funding is in place, I can even take two tires off a dump truck full of capital!"

"..."

Hearing Su Mo's unreliable answer, Zheng Huai'an suddenly regretted lending the academy's reputation to this kid. He then decisively skipped the topic and continued, "Alright, let's get down to business. Now that it has been upgraded to an official research project, the most urgent task is the first core mission."

The screen flashed, switching back to the statement from the Joint Center for the Breeding of the Siberian Wolf.

Zheng Huai'an circled the most glaring sentence with a laser pointer:

[Insufficient sample size to support this.]

"Although the words are harsh, they are correct from an academic standpoint."

Zheng Huai'an glanced down at Fugui, who was squatting at Su Mo's feet and trying to bite its own tail. His eyes twitched slightly before he looked up and continued, "A single piece of evidence is not enough. Even if Fugui, a mere fake wolf, were to learn how to solve calculus on the spot today, the outside world would only consider it a special case of genetic mutation."

“Special cases cannot become a generalizable evolutionary path.”

After hearing this, Su Mo nodded; Zheng Huai'an was right.

Although the system has not yet demonstrated an evolutionary path that can be replicated at any time, this does not mean that the road ahead is blocked.

After all, the success story of Fugui is a real and tangible example right before our eyes!

Since Fugui could be forced into a state of mental fluctuation by "Advanced Mathematics", it shows that the pseudo-wolf's brain capacity has a huge stress response potential when faced with the dimensional reduction attack of high-dimensional knowledge!

In other words, since a fake wolf can learn mental skills by studying advanced mathematics, theoretically, if other fake wolves are also forced to sit at a desk and undergo a rigorous baptism of calculus, they should all be forced to develop some mental skills, right?

Thinking of this, Su Mo subconsciously rubbed his hands together, already planning in his mind where to buy more copies of "Advanced Mathematics" and then give those innocent little wolf cubs a good hard time.

At this moment, Xu Qingshan chimed in, "Starting tomorrow, you will need to design a set of replicable basic experimental procedures."

"Whether it's listening to advanced mathematics, smelling slippers, or any other random folk remedies, make a table of them all!"

"Then we repeated the experiment on other fake wolf samples."

"As for the quantity... five will be tentatively set at the beginning."

Five?

Su Mo was taken aback and asked curiously, "Does our school have so many of these... useless materials?"

Administrator Zhou, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "There are two ready-made ones in the breeding area, two can be borrowed from the cooperative breeding base, and there is still one short, which can be temporarily purchased from the pet trading market."

Upon hearing the word "procurement," Su Mo's "devilish advanced mathematics tutoring class" plan was instantly put on pause, and the wealth radar of a poor student started beeping frantically.

Su Mo cautiously rubbed his hands together and tentatively asked, "Um... since this is an official project, what about the cost of purchasing this wolf, the dog food during the testing period, and... the money for buying advanced calculus workbooks..."

Zheng Huai'an didn't even lift his eyelids: "It's all from research funding."

In a flash, the probing and mercenary look on Su Mo's face vanished, replaced by a moving solemnity and sincerity.

"Don't worry, Vice Dean!"

Su Mo declared resolutely, his chest pounding with a thunderous roar: "For the sake of academic rigor and the glory of the academy, I will definitely complete the task with high quality and quantity! As long as Wolf Studies survives, we will study it to the death!"

Xu Qingshan sneered from the side: "Heh, as soon as they hear it can be reimbursed, their mental state changes immediately?"

Su Mo said righteously, "Teacher, what are you saying? I'm just expressing my deepest respect for research funding... no, for the cause of scientific research!"